AT&T’s new fixed wireless plans may not make sense to you, but they will… in the future. The company announced that they are operating trials of fixed wireless service to parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,…
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It’s ok of you haven’t heard of Windstream. As an internet service provider, they’re not as big as Comcast or Charter, but they are very big in the southeast. In the past they’ve offered DISH…
Last year I first introduced you to Windows 10 S, a deliberately crippled version of Windows designed to make school computers more secure. It seemed like a total waste of time to me, especially since…
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The computer mouse has been with us for about half a century. We hardly think of it; it’s stopped being an interesting part of high technology and it’s just the thing you use at the office…
My router is in my home office, surrounded by a mountain of cables. I’d love to put it in the attic more centrally located. I could run an ethernet cable up there, but I’m more worried…
Let’s face facts… your internet is probably fast enough. Oh, if you’re hosting a gaggle of teens all streaming their own shows it might bog down but most people today can get 100Mbps service to the…
Satellite internet is great if you can’t get wired service. For example, if you’re on a boat at sea, or if you’re really really remote. For decades, Viasat, Exede and WildBlue have been three of the…
I had to look it up, but Windows 10 was released in late July, 2015. Wow, how time flies. Microsoft called it “the last version of Windows” and they seem to be keeping to that —…
This isn’t one of those things where it used to take a computer the size of a city block. In fact the first web server was a NeXT computer that was hilariously large by today’s standards but was…
It’s the biggest tech takeover ever. Broadcom is offering about $103 BILLION for Qualcomm, its biggest rival. It’s bound to be a big story for months to come and it’s more than just a story for…
In case your Facebook feed wasn’t littered with this news… yes it’s true. As of December 15, the pioneering messaging service will be no more. Despite my snarky headline, the truth is a lot of folks…
First things first… you can get a USB hub from Solid Signal for a very low price. And I’m not saying you shouldn’t get one of those. I’m saying that it’s not going to give you everything you…
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As you’re sitting in the living room wondering why the wi-fi from the bedroom isn’t getting all the way to you, you might be wondering exactly how far a wi-fi signal can travel. The answer, it…